AFSCME Council 31
Coverage of AFSCME Council 31 in the Nexus archive.
- Uber, Lyft drivers embrace passage of Illinois measure that lets them unionize
Illinois passed a bill allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, following advocacy by drivers like Mark Balentine who faced issues with bonuses and account deactivation. The legislation, supported by Uber but opposed by some labor groups like AFSCME Council 31, is the third state after California and Massachusetts to grant collective bargaining rights to rideshare drivers.
- AFSCME union seeks to charge university with criminal offense for bringing in alleged 'strikebreakers'
AFSCME Council 31, representing 350 Illinois State University employees, sued the university for allegedly hiring temporary workers during an ongoing strike, violating the state’s Employment of Strikebreakers Act. The union claims this practice distorts labor negotiations and seeks legal injunctions to stop the use of replacement workers, as the strike began on April 8 over unresolved contract disputes.